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To undergo a change or reversal of a general trend.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
cause a complete reversal of the circumstances
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The tables are turned now that the Republicans are in power!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: turn the tables
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change by reversal, turn, reverse
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Dutch:
het tij keren
— to make a change
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Finnish:
kääntää
— to make a change
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Finnish:
keikauttaa
— to make a change
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German:
das Blatt wenden
— to make a change
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Icelandic:
valda straumhvörfum
— to make a change
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Icelandic:
snúa í hag
— to make a change
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Latvian:
mainīt notikumu gaitu
— to make a change
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Russian:
поворачивать ход
(povoračivatʹ xod)
— to make a change
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Russian:
переломить ход
(perelomitʹ xod)
— to make a change